ME/CFS
Outcome unclear
Weak and tired with ME/CFS and POTS; posture corrector made a difference to posture
- Condition
- ME/CFS
- At worst
- Not stated
- Ill for
- Not stated
- Last post
- May 2021
In their words
- Condition: ME/CFS
I have really bad POTS and CFS.
In context ↗
Summary
A Reddit user with CFS and POTS posted in May 2021 that a treatment did not help and left them weak and tired, despite high hopes. They described muscle weakness as one of their worst CFS symptoms and said magnesium made it much worse, so they could not take it. A posture corrector worn most of the time made a significant difference to their poor posture.
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What they tried
Their words about each treatment
- Mestinon · Worse
It didn’t help me despite the fact I have really bad POTS and CFS. Just made me weak and tired but I had high hopes.
In context ↗ - posture corrector · Helped
Mine is really bad too and I got a posture corrector that I wear pretty much all the time and I’ve noticed a significant difference.
In context ↗ - magnesium · Much worse
One of my worst CFS symptoms is muscle weakness and magnesium makes it much worse. I can’t take it.
In context ↗
Their path
They say too little about how ill they were at each step to draw it on the severity scale, so the steps are listed as they describe them. Dates are when they posted.
| When | What happened |
|---|---|
| — | living with CFS and POTSI have really bad POTS and CFSIn context ↗ |
| 2021-05-21 | still ill; muscle weakness a main symptomOne of my worst CFS symptoms is muscle weakness and magnesium makes it much worse.In context ↗ |
Adverse events
- Mestinon / pyridostigmine“It didn’t help me despite the fact I have really bad POTS and CFS. Just made me weak and tired but I had high hopes.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
- Magnesium“One of my worst CFS symptoms is muscle weakness and magnesium makes it much worse. I can’t take it.” In context ↗ Made symptoms worse
Symptoms mentioned
Their words about their symptoms
- Muscle weakness
One of my worst CFS symptoms is muscle weakness and magnesium makes it much worse.
In context ↗ - POTS & dysautonomia
It didn’t help me despite the fact I have really bad POTS and CFS.
In context ↗